/hol"ee hok', -hawk'/ , n.
any of several plants belonging to the genus Alcea (or Althaea ), of the mallow family, native to Eurasia, esp. A. rosea, a tall plant having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers.
[ 1225-75; ME holihoc, equiv. to holi HOLY + hoc mallow, OE hocc ]